May 26, 2025 – The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) deeply deplores the criminal libel charge filed against a senior Samoan...
By Tanuvasa Satele* Earlier this year, I wrote an op-ed titled “Defending Truth in Turbulent Times: The Role of Sāmoan Media Amid Political Crisis,” published under...
By Pacific Media Watch – 23 May 2025/ A punitive defamation charge filed against one of Samoa’s most experienced and trusted journalists last week has sparked a...
Apia, Samoa – 22 May 2025 – The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) has joined the media freedom voices expressing its full support for the Journalists...
Apia, Samoa – 21 May 2025 – The Executive Board of the Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) “stands in full solidarity with our President, Lagi Keresoma,...
Apia, Samoa – 20 May 2025 – Talamua Media’s Senior Journalist and President of the Journalists Association of Samoa, Lagi Keresoma has been charged with one...
Apia, Samoa – 05 May 2025 – Samoa has dropped in its media and information freedom world ranking from 22 in 2024 to 44 in 2025....
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 5 April 2025 – The FAST Party leader, Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt said there are distinct differences between the charges...
26 October 2024 – Today the Commonwealth Heads of Government adopted the Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in Good Governance at their...
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 04 October 2024 – The President of the Pacific Island News Association (PINA), Kalafi Moala of Tonga is urging Prime Minister...
